BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 5 May 2019

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Jill Hyem - Past Refrain
  
  A tune heard on her radio is haunting Lara. Is it a repressed memory?
2. 01:00
  
  Curious Under the Stars—Series 8 (Omnibus) - The Owl and the Ivy
  
  Gareth picks up a naked hitchhiker on the road into Glan Don.
3. 02:10
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Bridget Christie
  
  The comedian chooses 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain' by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
4. 02:15
  
  With Great Pleasure—Tony Benn
  
  The late Tony Benn selects a few of his most inspirational writings. From 2007.
5. 02:45
  
  The (Almost) Accidental Adventures of Bell and Todd—The Magic Compass
  
  4/6 Todd and Bell must escape from the Princess. Comic fantasy serial with June Whitfield.
6. 03:00
  
  Archive on 4—A Brief History of Shame
  
  American satirist Joe Queenan explores Shame.
7. 04:00
  
  Drama on 4—James Bond - Diamonds Are Forever
  
  Martin Jarvis directs his fifth all-star 007 production. Toby Stephens returns as Bond.
8. 05:30
  
  Let Me Entertain You—Elizabethan London
  
  2/4 Ringside gambling, brutal bear-baiting and Bankside theatre - the age of the libertine.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Katie Hims - Football Stories for Girls (Omnibus)
  
  Five short soccer-themed plays by Katie Hims.
2. 07:15
  
  William Trevor - Sitting with the Dead
  
  Two pious Irish sisters are surprised at events when they visit the home of a dying man.
3. 07:30
  
  Couples—Episode 1
  
  1/4 Character comedy in which Julia Davis and Marc Wootton play couples in therapy.
4. 08:00
  
  Home to Roost—Series 1, To Be Or Not To Be - An OAP
  
  3/6 William reluctantly signs up for his pension.
5. 08:30
  
  ITMA - It's That Man Again—From 03/06/1943
  
  Can Tommy Handley take care of all the guests at his new hotel?
6. 09:00
  
  Underland by Robert Macfarlane (Omnibus)
  
  Robert Macfarlane reads his musings on the worlds beneath our feet.
7. 10:10
  
  The Listening Project—Callum and Adam – The Guilty Pleasure of Computer Gaming
  
  Two men admit to guilt about the time they spend gaming, but they are unlikely to change (R)
8. 10:15
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Eurovision, Michael Ball
  
  5/4 Singer Michael Ball shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From 2008.
9. 11:00
  
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 5, Explorers, Organizers and Interrogations
  
  6/8 Meg Bowles introduces tales about poetry and the challenges of travel.
10. 11:50
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Songsters
  
  The messages conveyed in the syllables, melodies and repeated phrases of singing birds.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Home to Roost—Series 1, To Be Or Not To Be - An OAP
  
  3/6 William reluctantly signs up for his pension.
2. 12:30
  
  ITMA - It's That Man Again—From 03/06/1943
  
  Can Tommy Handley take care of all the guests at his new hotel?
3. 13:00
  
  Katie Hims - Football Stories for Girls (Omnibus)
  
  Five short soccer-themed plays by Katie Hims.
4. 14:15
  
  William Trevor - Sitting with the Dead
  
  Two pious Irish sisters are surprised at events when they visit the home of a dying man.
5. 14:30
  
  Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  
  1/2 Ian McEwan's novel reimagines life and times in the 1980s
6. 15:45
  
  The Animals' VC—4. Dogged Defence
  
  4/5 Dylan Winter learns about the bravery of Gander the Newfoundland dog. From 2004.
7. 16:00
  
  Peter Terson - Getting to Know Mr Schmeigelow
  
  Papa wants him working in the City, but future designer Cecil Beaton has other ideas.
8. 17:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Time for Verse: Dannie Abse
  
  Daljit Nagra introduces Time for Verse - Dannie Abse. Presented by George MacBeth.
9. 17:30
  
  Couples—Episode 1
  
  1/4 Character comedy in which Julia Davis and Marc Wootton play couples in therapy.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Night Terrace—Series 1, 3. Time of Death
  
  3/8 Time is against Anastasia and Eddie as they’re caught up in a 1920s murder mystery.
2. 18:30
  
  Bruce Bedford - The Gibson—Episode 2
  
  2/6 After Saul and his family win a competition, strange events happen.
3. 19:00
  
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 5, Explorers, Organizers and Interrogations
  
  6/8 Meg Bowles introduces tales about poetry and the challenges of travel.
4. 19:50
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Songsters
  
  The messages conveyed in the syllables, melodies and repeated phrases of singing birds.
5. 20:00
  
  Underland by Robert Macfarlane (Omnibus)
  
  Robert Macfarlane reads his musings on the worlds beneath our feet.
6. 21:10
  
  The Listening Project—Callum and Adam – The Guilty Pleasure of Computer Gaming
  
  Two men admit to guilt about the time they spend gaming, but they are unlikely to change (R)
7. 21:15
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Eurovision, Michael Ball
  
  5/4 Singer Michael Ball shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From 2008.
8. 22:00
  
  Couples—Episode 1
  
  1/4 Character comedy in which Julia Davis and Marc Wootton play couples in therapy.
9. 22:30
  
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2019, Amusical
  
  Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club brings you the best of this year’s Machynlleth Comedy Festival
10. 22:40
  
  15 Minute Drama—Appiness, Episode 1
  
  1/5 Katy Wix, Karl Theobald, Colin Hoult, and Harry Hadden-Paton get in a dating app frenzy.
11. 22:55
  
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2019, Dr Matt Winning and John Hegley
  
  Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club brings you the best of this year’s Machynlleth Comedy Festival
12. 23:05
  
  Mark Watson's Inner Child
  
  Comedian Mark Watson wonders why so many adults are playing children's games. Seriously.
13. 23:35
  
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2019, Gin
  
  Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club brings you the best of this year’s Machynlleth Comedy Festival
14. 23:40
  
  The Hauntening—Series 1, The Asag Chiller
  
  2/2 Tom has acquired a healthy new lifestyle, a shiny new fridge and a terrifying new problem.
15. 23:55
  
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2019, ICHI
  
  Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club brings you the best of this year’s Machynlleth Comedy Festival
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Night Terrace—Series 1, 3. Time of Death
  
  3/8 Time is against Anastasia and Eddie as they’re caught up in a 1920s murder mystery.
2. 00:30
  
  Bruce Bedford - The Gibson—Episode 2
  
  2/6 After Saul and his family win a competition, strange events happen.
3. 01:00
  
  Katie Hims - Football Stories for Girls (Omnibus)
  
  Five short soccer-themed plays by Katie Hims.
4. 02:15
  
  William Trevor - Sitting with the Dead
  
  Two pious Irish sisters are surprised at events when they visit the home of a dying man.
5. 02:30
  
  Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  
  1/2 Ian McEwan's novel reimagines life and times in the 1980s
6. 03:45
  
  The Animals' VC—4. Dogged Defence
  
  4/5 Dylan Winter learns about the bravery of Gander the Newfoundland dog. From 2004.
7. 04:00
  
  Peter Terson - Getting to Know Mr Schmeigelow
  
  Papa wants him working in the City, but future designer Cecil Beaton has other ideas.
8. 05:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Time for Verse: Dannie Abse
  
  Daljit Nagra introduces Time for Verse - Dannie Abse. Presented by George MacBeth.
9. 05:30
  
  Couples—Episode 1
  
  1/4 Character comedy in which Julia Davis and Marc Wootton play couples in therapy.

Monday 6 May 2019